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Reparation
Cut Of fered
by France
Poincare Presents Proposal at
Premiers' Meet That Sum
Be Reduced to .">0,000,
000,000 Marks.
Agree to Moratorium
Paris, Jan. 2.—(By A. P.)—Premier
Poincare of France offered at today’s
conference of allied leaders a proposal
for a reduction of German repara
tions to 00.000,000.000 gold marks.
The French plan offers a two-year
moratorium, but it exacts productive
guarantees to insure tlie resumption
of payments later by the Germans.
Under tho French plan the Class C
bonds would be used to extinguish
the interallied debts.
The Germans made formal request
today that Karl Bergmann be per
mitted to make an oral statement
before the premiers on the new Ger*
^j^fnan propositions.
Dr. Bergman left The Hague this
morning and is due to reach Paris
late tonight.
Attempt to Feel Out Allies.
There seemed little likelihood as the
meeting of the premiers was about
to start, that the German request for
an oral hearing would be granted, as
the allies are generally of the opinion
that a written proposition is far bet
ter than an oral presentation, be
cause the terms are more precise and
can bo referred to in subsequent dis
cussions.
French circles interpreted the re
quest as an attempt to feel out the
nllies. Prime Minister Bonar Law
saw Marquis Della Torretta, head of
the Itullan delegation, after the
prime minister's conference with
liord Curzon,
The British premier and the Italian
delegates discussed the Italian repar
ations plan for half an hour. The
Marquis said Italy was most anxious
there should be unity In the decision
reached and that Italy was ready to
meet any proposals half way.
Preliminary Meeting.
Paris, Jan. 2.—(By A. P.)—Premier
Poincare held a preliminary conversa
tion with Prime Minister Bonar Law
at the Crillon hotel today. They dis
cussed the near east situation and
tlio reparations questions. Although
tlie visit was characterized as a
courtesy call, M. Poincare remained
at the hotel for 35 minutes. Lord
Curzon joined the ministers, spend
ing 25 minutes with them. He left
later to take a train fur Lausanne.
It is understood thnt the premiers
W^^igreed that France and Great Britain
should maintain a united front at
the Near East conference In the face
of the Turkish attitude.
The French cabinet in a two-hour
session this morning, under the chair
manship of President Millerand.
heard and approved the reparations
plan which Premier Poincare will
submit to the premiers' conference.
Signs of Harmony.
*• The diplomatic barometer seemed in
clined to take an upward spurt as
the statesmen of Great Britain,
France, Italy and Belgium gathered
for the anxiously awaited conference
of farmers. The atmosphere was
much less pessimistic ihan Immediate
ly after the abrupt termination of tho
London conversations last month.
Although there is a wide divergence
of viewpoints, particularly between
the French and British, as to how
and when Germany shall meet her
obligations, the first signs of a move
ment to bring them into harmony ap
pear to be a result of wliut Le Matin
calls "The invisible pressure of Amer
lean opinion.”
Tho nature of the proposals which
Karl Bergmann. the German finan
cial expert is bringing for the pre
miors’ consideration has been kept a
carefully guarded secret In Berlin, but
it Is regarded as likely that Chan
cellor Cuno has named a maximum
amount which it would be possible for
Germany to pay.
U. S. “Watchfully Wailing.’’
Paris, Jan. 2.—(By A. Pj—Myron T.
Tterrick, American ambassador to
France, has arrived in Paris from
Cannes and with Poland W. Bovden,
k^i the American representative with the
reparations commission, tvlll watch de
velopments closely during the pre
miers’ conference and keep Secretary
of State Huglus well informed of rue
progress made
Although the United States is with
out Bn observer at the premiers’ meet
• ng. It is in close touch with tnc
French foreign office and the •. is.tr: a
delegations will he kept informed
through the usual diplomatic channels
and the reparations observers, bo that
tho State department, in accordance
with the instructions will he able to
fellow events closeiv
It was reiterated today that al
though the attitude of the American
government would be one of watch
ful waiting, any definite indication
that the conference was breaking up
might provoke some expression from
Washington. It was said in Amer
lean circles just before tho confer
ence opened that the indications were
that some compromise would be
reached preserving the allied accord
on reparations. Such a compromise,
it was thought, might take the line of
strictly economic guarantees in return
for a moratorium for Germany and
probably include an agreement on a
i eduction of tho total indemnity.
Capt. Lawrence O’Brien Dies.
New Haven, Jan. 2 —Capt. Law
rence P. O'Brien, long interested in
the Fenian movement and one of the
organizers of several attempts in
America to help the cause of the Irish
nationalists in the late '60s, died here
yesterday.
He was horn in Ireland in 1S42 and
came to America with ills parents in
1SD2. He enlisted as a private in the
civil war and became a captain a year
later,
Modern Adam and Eve
ft ho Lived in IF oods,
If on t Modern Divorce
Boston, Jan. 2.—The modern Adam
and Kvo have separated.
Mrs. Carl Sutter, who achieved
notoriety and the title of the “modern
| live’ ’liy living the primitive life in
the Maine woods with her husband for
two years, has decided to ask a
divorce. She is having papers pre
parAl for her suit; in these she men
tions a woman as the troublemaker.
In a letter to a sister here, she says
! site could name eight women as co
respondents.
The husband, on the other hand,
says that Mrs. Sutter ran away with
their share of the boxoffice receipts
of a company of show people they
have been appearing with and Prince
I.aaull, billed with the same troupe
as the “world's master mind.'*
Irish Republicans
Picket City Hall
in Consulate Row
Free Slate Forces Continue to
Hold New York Offices—
Mayor Refuses to Mix
in Squabble.
New York, Dec. 2.—Irish republi
cans contesting with free staters for
possession of th« Irish consulate, to
night picketed City Hall, parading iu
front of the building with placards
I denouncing “Mayor Hylan’s police.”
The unusual spectacle, occurring
as the homeward bound throngs were
passing through City Hall park for
Brooklyn bridge, attracted a great
crowd.
'\\ hat is Sir Basil Thomson's mis
810,1 in the United States?” one ban
ner was Inscribed.
Others read:
“Sir Basil is here to teach Mayor
Hylan's police 'black and tan'
methods.”
"Sir Basil Thomson of Scotland
Yard was entertained by Mayor Hy
lan's committee, whilo Mayor Hylan 3
police assaulted Muriel MacSwlney.
“Lieutenant Gegan acts as judge
and jury. The American courts to
the rear.”
“England did not let Sir Basil
Thomson manhandle Mrs. MacSwlney
as Mayor Hylan's Lieut. Gegan did."
Hylan Dodges Leaders.
Mayor Hylan was in his office when
the demonstration began, but lie
slipped from a side door, reached his
motor car without being observed,
und was driven swiftly away.
When a policeman informed Mrs.
Gertrude Corless, leader of the
pickets, that the mayor had gone
home, they disbanded after having
been on duty for nearly two hours.
Tonight the republicans and free
staters declared a temporary truce
at the Irish consulate after a clash
for ' possesion which stopped Just
short of being a riot during the
morning. But it was not a friendly
truce.
“We're still Inside," said Lindsay.
Crawford, named as consul by the
free state, who has taken possession
of the offices.
“Yes, and we are still standing
here.” replied Arthur Briscoe, lieu
tenant to Mrs. Muriel MacSwlney, in
charge of the republican siege forces
who are trying to get their consular
nominee into the consul’s chair.
Agreement Causes Near Riot.
A holiday agreement, signed by the
two factions last Saturday, was large
ly responsible for the near riot today.
It provided that no representative of
either side should enter the consulate
until 9 today.
Nine o'clock brought Mr. Crawford,
accompanied by Professor Theodore
Smiddy, free slate envoy to Washing
ton. They first heard, then saw a
crowd of men and women packed hi
the narrow hall outside the consulate
doors.
Some one recognized them and as
they pushed and pulled their way
through the throng to the office doors,
they were jostled around like human
footballs. Once at the door, Mr. Craw
ford unlocked It and went inside. But
before ho could close it, the repub
licans went in, too.
Mr. Crawford telephoned for police.
In a few moments Lieutenant tlegan
and bis bomb squad arrived and the
republicans evacuated. During the
evacuation Mrs. MacSwiney says she
was roughly handled. She had no
marks to prove it but she insisted sho
was a casualty, and her followers
backed her claim.
About noon a delegation of 13 irato
republicans visited Mayor Hylan. He
told them possession was nine points
of the law and he didn't want to get
mixed up in the affair in any way.
There the matter stood all day.
The free staters are inside. The
republicans arc standing just outside
the door.
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Party Guest
Is Robbed
of $150,000
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Wealthy Buffalo Woman, At
tending New Year's Celebra
tion. Is Choloformed and
Stripped of Jewels.
Plans Are Carefully Laid
New York, Jan. 2.—Mrs. Irene
Schoellkopf. wife of a wealthy Buffalo
business man staying at the Rltz
Carlton hotel, was choloformed and
robbed of $150,000 worth of Jewelry
in a sensational holdup staged in a
fashionable apartment house on West
Fifty-second street. New Year's eve,
Secrecy was thrown about the rob
bery, which became known only this
afternoon.
Tlio holdup was described as one
Of the most daring ever perpetrated
by the New York underworld on a
wealthy visitor. Throe men who had
rented an apartment in the building,
seized Mrs. Schoellkopf, hustled her
roughly into their apartment, hound
her with telephone wire and stripped
her of her jewels.
Ambushed on Stairs.
Mrs. Schoellkof had been ono of
nine guests at a New Year's eve party
on the fourth floor of the apartment
building, which is but a few steps off
Fifth avenue. It was when she
started to leave the building, to re
turn to her hotel, that the three
bandits, ambushing her on the stairs,
threw a chloroform saturated cloth
over her head and carried her into the
apartment they had rented beneath
that of the holiday host.
The victim quickly lost conscious
ness and the robbers completed their
work within 10 minutes. Other guests
at the celebration found Mrs. Schoell
kopf as they descended the stairs, to
return to their homes.
The robbers' loot included two large
pearl necklaces, five diamond stud
ded bracelets, three diamond set rings
and a handbag with $300. They were
believed to have known of the holiday
celebration at which F. IS. Carmen
was host several days beforehand, as
there was evidence that their plans
were well laid. Jewels worn by oth
er guests were said to have brought
the total of valuables at the party
well over $1,000,000.
Plans Miscarry.
The lubbers obviously hail intended
to rob all the merry makers, expect
ing them to leave the Carmen apart
ment in a body. The fact that. Mrs.
Schoellkopf left in advance of the
others was believed responsible for
tlie failure of the trio to make the
holdup a wholesale affair.
Mrs. Schoellkopf is the wife of C.
P. Hugo Schoellkopf, founder of the
Analine Chemical company, recently
purchased by a large dye concern.
He is now a member of a brokerage
house.
Resignation of
Fall Announced
President's Efforts to Retain
Secretary of Interior in
Cabinet Without Avail.
■Washington, Jan. 2.—Secretary
Fall of the Interior department will
retire from office March 4. it was
announced at the White House, to re
turn to the practice of law and the
conduct of private business affairs in
New Mexico.
President Harding, who is not yet
prepared to name Fall's successor,
was declared by an administration
spokesman to have made every effort
to retain the cabinet officer in service
and to have tendered him, without
avail, an appointment to the supreme
court bench, to fill the vacancy caused
by the recent retirement of Justice
Pitney.
Secretary Fall said later that the
only impelling cause for the step was
the conduct of his own affairs, and
took occasion to deny reports that he
hail resigned to accept a place as
counsel for an old corporation, or that
friction existed between himself and
associates in the administration. He
will go to his cattle ranch in Now
Mexico immediately upon leaving his
office, and after a short vacation, re
sume the practice of law and the ad
ministration of his business interests.
Moving Picture Actors
Ask 48-Hour Working Week
New York, Jan. 2.—Thirty council
members of the Actors Equity asso
ciation today began a series of con
ferences at which they hope to work
out plans guaranteeing a 48-hour week
to motion picture actors.
A standard form of contract, with
a 48-hour clausa will be submitted to
Will H. Hays, head of the motion pic
ture industry, for his verdict, prob
ably within a month. At Equity iiead
o.uarters it was said reports that a
strike was contemplated to back up
the demand were absurd.
John Emerson, president of the as
sociation, is now in California, mak
ing a study of conditions in the movie
studios.
Boxing Officials Will
Hold Meeting in Gotham
New York. Jan. 2.—The third an
nual convention of the National Box
ing association, to be held at the
Hotel Astor January 15 and 18, will
bring together a notable gathering of
boxing officials. Tex O'Rourke, secre
tary of the association, announced
tonight.
Representatives of England. France.
Australia, Canada and Cuba are ex
pected to attend, in addition to box
ing commissioners representing the
21 states in which the ring sport is :
governed by regulatory bodies. j
Age and Youth. Tired o
Living. Plunge to DrsSJfcj*
From AT. Y. Skys^f
New York, Jan. 2.—'** nth
—both tired of living- ^ ,1 to
day In leaps from « q» i sky
scrapers.
The 22-story Municiptr .tiding, op
posite City Hall park, was disgorging
its luncheon crowd and thousands of
persoBS were hurrying in and out of
the Brooklyn bridge terminal when a
woman's laxly cumc whirling through
space. Falling from the 14th floor,
it struck a few inches in front of two
young women stenographers.
The body was taken to the morgue,
where it still lay, unidentified, to
j night. Physicians said it was the body
■ of a woman of alx>ut G5.
A little later an ambulance was
! summoned to the MeAlpine hotel,
, Thirty-fourth and Broadway. It took
j the body of Daniel Paul Jordan, 22.
of Yonkers, who had leaped from a
window of his IStli floor room to an
: inside court far below.
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Armour Quits as
Active Chief of
Packing Company
F. Edson White, ‘Ed' to Thou
sands of Employes, Named
New President of Chi
cago Concern.
Chicago, Jan. 2.—(By A. P.)—A
self-made man who started his busi
ness career back in 1890 on tho cat
tle killing floor at E. Oedel & Sons
packing house in Peoria, 111., today
became the president of Armolir &
Co., one of the biggest packing con
cerns In the world.
F. Edson White—“Ed" to thou
sands of Armour employes—is the
new president's name.
J. Ogden Armour, who has direct
ed tho destinies of tho business since
his father. Philip D. Armour, sr„
died in 1901, retires from the presi
dency and becomes chairman of the
boaVd of directors. Philip 1). Armour
III was designated first vice presi
dent.
Mr. AVhite will have under his di
rection not only Armour & Co. of
Illinois, with its more than a billion
dollars of business each year, but
also Armour & Co. of Delaware, the
newly organized subsidiary. If the
proposed purchase of Morris & Co.
goes through—and Mr. Armour said
today he probably would have an an
nouncement to make on that matter
before long—Mr. AVhite will be head
of the greatest packing industry ever
created.
Started at Bottom.
The .new president’s history is like
that of dozens of other men who
have started in the slime and dirt of
the lowest round of "packing town"
and climbed to the ownership o^ vast
fortunes and the control and man
agement of almost untold millions.
Born at Peoria, 111., September 9,
1873—he is still less than 50 years
old—Mr. White obtained his educa
tion in the public schools there. At
17 he went to work on the killing
floor of tho Peoria Packing house. At
20 he was in San Francisco, work
ing for the AY'estern Meat company.
Two years there, and lie came to
Chicago and went to work for Ar
mour & Co. as an inspector in the
car route department. Six months
later he was clerk in the dressed
beef department, and a year later
he organized and became the first
manager of die sheep department.
AVithin 10 years Mr. AVhite was
assistant to Arthur Meeker, oiie
of the vice presidents of the company.
In January, 1912, they made him a di
rector, and two years later gave him
a vice presidency.
He was married in 1900 to Miss Lil
lian Pearson of Collingwood, Ontario.
They have three children.
knds 35 Years Work.
The passing of J. Ogden Armour
from the active control of the com
pany ends, for him. a period of more
than 35 years devoted to development
of the industry. Mr. Airnour gave up
his last year it Yale to enter the pack
ing plant ami learn from the bottom
every detail of the business he was
destined to control. After a year of
apprenticeship in every branch of the
concern, young Armour assumed the
executive responsibility of the indus
try and managed It for 17 years, un
til, on the death of his father, 1901,
lie assumer complete control.
In recent years he has shifted much
of that burden to other shoulders, in
cluding those of his two nephews,
Philip D. Armour, HI, anil Lester Ar
mour. The former has been a vice
president for several years and the
latter is a director.
Besides remaining as chairman of
the board, Mr. Arnn ur will devote his
time to his other busmess enterprises.
He Is director of the Chicago. Milwau
kee & St. Paul vairoad, the National
City bank of New York, the Conti
nental and Commercial bank of Chi
cago, the Hibernian Banking associa
tion of Chicago, and the Northwestern
and National Insurance company of
Milwaukee. He also organized Ar
mour & Co., Ltd , of London.
Amiouiife Exhibition Games
for Chicago Nationals
Chicago. Jan- 2.—Definite dates
for exhibition games between the Chi
cago Nationals and the Vernon and
Los Angeles clubs of the Pacific Coast
league were announced by President
Veeck of the Cubs tonight. The Cubs
will play the Vernon dub on March
10, 11. 23 and 24, and the Los Ange
les team on March 10. 17, 18 and 25.
In addition, a second team of the
Cubs will play the Halt Lake team at
Fresno, Cal., March 24 and 25.
Advance Guard of Cubs
Start South Next Month
Chicago, Jan. 2.—The first squad
of Chicago National players, includ
ing the battery men, will depart for,
Catalina Island, Cal.. February 17. in
stead of February 22, as originally
announced. President Vceck of the
Cubs said tonight
,ss “Wonder How a Close-Fitting Cutaway Would Look?”
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White Way Gets
Scare and Thrill
From Bandit Chase
Two Wounded When Burglar
Fires Into Crowd—Officer
Captures Fugitive After
Wild Chase in Auto.
New York. Jan. 2.—The White Way
trembled tbday when an alleged bur
glar fired several shots into a crowd
pursuing him, hit a man and a
woman and fled in a commandeered
taxicab.
A few minutes later it experienced
a thrill, when a policeman, giving
chase in another car thnough tan
gled traffic, jumped to the running
board of the fleeing machine and beat
its occupant unconscious with tha
butt of liis own revolver.
The man, who identified himself as
John Husso of West Orange, N. J.,
was alleged by the police to have
been caught in an ineffectual attempt
to break into a theatrical rooming
house in West Forty-fourth street,
lie broke through a crowd which
surged about him, leveled his auto
matic and fired 10 shots. Dashing to
Broadway, he pointed bis weapon at
the first taxidriver he saw and forced
him to race downtown.
Patrolman Halstead, off duty and
riding in his own motor, caught
sight of the taxi and, seeing the
crowd headed by several policemen,
running after it, gave chase.
Both cars zig-zagged traffic at
breakneck speed while crowds on the
sidewalk watched, spellbound. At
Forty-third street the cars came
abreast.
Russo pointed his pistol at Hal
stead, and pulled the trigger. It was
empty.
Halstead jammed on his brakes and
took a (lying leap. He landed on the
taxicab’s running board, pulled the
empty weapon from Russo's band. I
and using it as a club, beat his quarry ;
unconscious. |
The woman struck by one of Rus
so’s shots suffered a slight flesh 1
wound. The man was hit in the
hip.
Russo was arrested for attempted I
burglary and for carrying a con- |
cealed weapon. He was quyted by
the police as saying he had committed
14 burglaries in the theatrical dis- j
trict.
Norris Packer Proposal
Referred to Subcommittee
Washington, .Ian. 2.—The resolu-i
lion of Senator Norris, republican, Ne
braska, directing the federal trade
commission to investigate the Armour
Morris meat packing merger was con- j
sldered by the senate agricultural com-1
mittee and referred to a subcommit-1
te consisting of Senators Kendrick, |
democrat, Wyoming, chairman, and
Norbeck, republican, South Dakota,i
and Keyes, republican, New Hamp-j
shire. Hearings are not contemplated I
by the subcommittee, and it was said
that action on the resolution prol>-1
ably would be reached this week. A
favorable report on the resolution is.
predicted.
Robber Suspects Held.
St. Louis, Jan. 2.—(By A. P.)—Po
lice this afternoon arrested two men
for questioning in connection with the
J97.000 robbery of a messenger of the
Drovers National bank of Kansas City,
December 12. The men, according to
police, said they were Wesley Gibbons
and W. H. McCray.
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Welfare ( Amgress Convenes.
Mexico City, Jan. 2.—The second
Mexican congress on child welfare
was inaugurated yesterday with 230 '
J< legates. representing all the states
ef the republic, in attendance.
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Day’s Activities
in Washington
The senate and house were both In
recess.
Hearings on the ICellogg-White
federal radio control bill were begun
by the house merchant marine com
mittee.
Announcement that Secretary Fall
of the Interior department would re
tire from the cabinet March 4 was
made at the White House.
Pierce Butler of St. Paul was
sworn In us an associate justice of
the United States supreme court, suc
ceeding William R. Day, resigned.
Assurance was given at the White
House that the United States would
abide by The Hague award of $12,
000,000 to Norway in settlement of
shipping claims.
Increase in the maternity death
rate and decrease in the infant mor
tality in the United states was noted
in the annual report of the children's
bureau.
The State department announced
that Germany had proposed a four
power agreement for no war for a
generation without the sanction of
a plebescite, but that the suggestion
was unacceptable to France.
Ten Mpil Clerks
Fired in Bluffs
Dismissal Comes as Result of
Orders Received From
Washington.
K. Jf. Sylvester, night clerk In
charge of the mail terminal at the
Union Pacific transfer station In
Council Bluffs for nearly 10 years
and for 13 years in the mail service,
with nine other substitutes and reg
ular clerks were dismissed from the
service yesterday on orders received
from Washington and executed by
J. H. Musgrave, superintendent.
The other men besides Sylvester
dismissed, are: B. A. Wood, Harry
Brandenburg, K. W. fctrube. W. P.
Ryan, F. .1. Shirk, W. R. Grim, B.
D. McDonald. C. D. Boling and B. F
Brown.
One of the men dismissed who re
fused to be quoted said they would
make a fight against their dismissal
and hinted that politics might be
charged.
Gale-Battered Steamer
Docks at Astoria, Ore.
Astoria, Ore., Jan. 2.—With her
master severely Injured, her steering
gear disabled, one rail smashed and
her deck gear damaged, the steamer
Sntsuma, victim of the recent heavy,
gale was in port today
The Satsuma was en route from the
orient via Comox, B. C\, where she
stopped for fuel, to New Orleans, with
a general oriental cargo. During the
gale Sunday night the steamer was '
swept continuously by seas. The !
chains of her steam steering gear
and the casting on her head gear
were broken. Temporary repairs were
made, however, and the craft was
able to make her way unaided. Sun
day morning Captain Jones, master,
was standing near the engine room
skylight when a heavy breaker rolled
aboard, smashing one of the rails,
throwing a lifeboat, from its checks
and knocking him down. The captain
suffered two fractured ribs, as well
as several scalp wounds and there is
a possibility he was hurt Internally.
On arrival here he was taken to a
hospital for treatment. The steamer
la being repaired i
Actions of Mine
Guards Described
at Herrin Trial
Only One Defense ^ itness
Able to Testify to Actual
Assault Prior to the
Massacre.
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Marion,* 111., Jan. 2.—(By A. P.) —
The holding up and searching of
peaceable travelers and the alleged
terrorizing of the surrounding coun
tryside by armed guards at the Les
ter "strip'' mine, was described by 10
witnesses for the defense at the re
opening of tho trial of five men charg
ed with murder in connection with
the Herrin riots today.
Only one of the witnesses, Charles
Davis, a farmer and miner, testified
to an actual assault by any of the
mine guards. Davis said that ho tried
to go to the mine office to coin
j plain to C. J. MacDowell, snperin
tendent, regarding the destruction of
parts of his pasture fence, but had
been escorted off the mine property
by a guard who pushed him with his
fist.
On cross-examination by Delos Duty,
state's attorney, every other witness
j was asked whether the guards had
; hurt them and each replied in the
! negative. I. Gibbs, a farmer, who tes
( tlfied that he leased 260 acres from
the mine company. said that the
guards had cursed and swore in front
of his "women folks.”
Both Gibbs and Davis testified that
the guards had closed a road they
used to drive their cattle to a wa
terhole. Davis said that he sublet
I-ls farm front Gibbs, who leased the
property from the mine company.
Gibbs quoted one of the armed
guards as saying to hint the morning
of June 21:
"The damned union men were go
ing to give us a call, hut I guess
they got cold feet and backed out.
If they do come we are ready for
them.*'
tl was a few hours later that the
shooting at the mine started, which
culminated in the killing of three
union miners that afternoon ami the
slaying of 20 nonunion workers the
next mnrning.
Cubs Release Barber
to Brooklyn Nationals
Chicago. Jan. 2.-—Outfielder Turner
Barber of the Chicago Nationals to
day was released to the Brooklyn Na
tionals in exchange for Outfielder
Hood, who was recalled by the Dodg
ers from the Portland club of the
Pacific Coast league. Hood will go
to the Los Angeles club of the Pa
cific Const league in pnrt payment
for Pitcher Nick Dumovich, it was
announced by President Veeek today.
Bombs Exploded in Lisbon
Near Italian Consulate
Madrid, Jan. 2.—Seven bombs were
explosed in Lisbon Saturday night in
the vicinity of the Italian consulate and
the residence of the civil governor.
No one was injured. All the public
buildings yesterday were under strict
guard and the city was generally
quiet.
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Forecast.
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Hourly Temperatures.
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Legislature
Easily Gets
Under Way
Organization Outlined at C.
O. P. Caucus Meeting Con*
firmed Without Ripple
of Excitement.
Party Lines Hold Firm
Lincoln, Jan. 2.—(Special)—Organi
zation of the house and senate de
cided upon Monday night hy repub
lican caucuses was confirmed today
by both bodies without a ripple of
excitement. Both bodies met at noon
and In an hour routine work was con
cluded.
Committees from both branches .
were appointed to arrange for a joint
session probably tomorrow to listen
to Governor McKelvie’s budget mes
sage. The budget is now.ln the hands
of printers and it is expected it will
ho ready tomorrow.
Messages of Governor McKelvie and
Governor-elect Bryan on legislation
will he read Thursday before a joint
session at the time t lie governor
elect is inaugurated.
Tarty Lines Hold.
The only action taken in contradic
tion to tho caucuses was the placing
of Theodore Osterman, democrat of
Merrick, in nomination for speaker
of the lower house in opposition to
A. N. Mathers of fieri lg. Democrats
and republicans aligned themselves on
straight party lines and Mathers was
elected by a vote of .">i> to 40. Oster
man is ill at his home.
Walter Anderson, retiring speaker
of the lower house, presented the new
speaker with an ax to be used as a
gavel, pending acquisition of a bet
ter one.
"When T started as speaker two
years ago I used a hammer,” Ander
son said. "I found its fse was a
great mistake and I am presenting
you with one more appropriate for
the position.”
Seek Committee Hums.
Members were busy today endeavor
ing to reach the ears of the commit
tee on committees for choice standing
committee appointments. Democrats
i were atked to present their nsplra
; tions for committee appointments to
| the committee on committees in writ
j ing.
R. B. Howell, United States senator
elect, was still busy laying the
groundwork for his legislation. Demo
j erats apparently were maintaining a
1 “watchful waiting" policy, eagerly
j hoping for a split in G. l>. P. commit
i tee appointments in cider to turn
their combined strength to anyone
wishing to bolt and thus gain control
of committee appointments when the
time arrives to confirm work done by
the committee on committees.
Turk Assembly
Demands Mosul
Pecides to Insist at Lausanne
on Turk Control of Rich
Oil Lands.
Constantinople. Jan. 2.—(By A. 1\)
—The Turkish national assembly has
unanimously decided to uphold the
national pact, according to a dispatch
! from Angora, the capitai.
It is also reported, but not con
firmed, tlmt Ismet Pasha, head of the
Turkish delegation to tho I^iusanne
conference, has been instructed to
insist upon integral maintenance of
the pact and that lie has been au
thorized to sign a separate peace with
such powers as are willing to sub
scribe to its terms.
The national pact, which Mustapln
Kcmal Pasha has repeatedly de
clared should lie fulfilled, provides,
among other things that the Mosul
district of Mesopotamia shall he
Turkish territory. It is this district,
containing some of the richest oil
wells in the world, that is one of the
chief hones of contention between tho
Turkish and British delegates, tho
latter claiming it to he a part of tho
kingdom of Irak, a British mandatory
state.
Another article of the pact calls for
a plebiscite to determine the juridical
status of western Thrace.
The pact declares for abolition <-f
the capitulations, or extra territorial
rights granted to nationals of foreign
countries under treaties with Turkey
and guarantees the rights of the
minority populations in Turkey on
the same basis as is established in
other countries by conventions hither
to concluded between the powers of
the entente, their adversaries an J
certain of their associates.
The straits of Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus would be open "to world
commerce and international com
munication" under the terms of tha
pact.
Plans Made to Push Trials
of Men Accused of War Fraud
Washington, Jan. 2.—Trial of the
seven men indicted last week by the
special war frauds grand jury will be
proceeded with at the earliest oppor
tunity, according to Department of
Justice officials. Unless a change of
venue is obtained, the indicted men
will be brought to trial In the district
of Columbia it was said today, and
the department was declared to be
ready at this time to proceed.
New Second Lieutenant
Assigned to Post Hero
Washington, Jan 2.—(Special.) —
Second Lieut. Forrest 12. Cookston.
d iiird Infantry, is relieved from duty
ut Fort Snelling. Minnesota, and upon
expiration of present leave of ab
sence. will proceed to
it WU3 announced here today.
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